We Were There, Volume 8

by Yuuki Obata

Overview

The award-winning series known as Bokura ga Ita in Japan!

Nanami Takahashi falls for Motoharu Yano, the most popular, carefree boy in class. For Nanami, it's first love, but Yano is still grieving the death of his girlfriend who died the year before.

I don't know if I'm following my fate...

...or going against it.

But there is one thing I want...

...and that is for Yano's wish to come true.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781421520254
Publisher:	VIZ Media LLC
Publication date:	01/05/2010
Series:	We Were There Series , #8
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	200
Sales rank:	327,631
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Yuuki Obata's debut manga, Raindrops, won the Shogakukan Shinjin Comics Taisho Kasaku Award in 1998. Her current series, We Were There (Bokura ga Ita), won the 50th Shogakukan Manga Award and was adapted into an animated television series.

Editorial Reviews

This satisfying one-volume story feels complete, but a little short. Jun, a junior high overachiever and working-class girl, begins attending Ellsmere, an extremely elite boarding school. She befriends her weird roommate, Cassie, who is obsessed with the woods behind the school and convinced a strange creature dwells within them. The two girls are targeted by Emily, the class bully whose goal is not only to stigmatize the freaks but also to destroy Jun's future. Although it's carefully written and likely to be a sure-fire hit with middle-school girls, the book falls flat at times. The strength of this story rests with villain Emily, but she's poorly characterized. The pace and storytelling are heavily manga-influenced, in a good way, though the artwork is similar to Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim series. The strongest part is the exciting, well-paced action sequence at the end. Hicks (Zombies Calling) is at her best when the book sticks with authenticity. (Dec.)

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